Whilst studying my Maternal Grandmother’s tree, some 6 generations in I came to a dead end. So I went back through documents that had been given to me by a cousin of my grandmother and amongst them was the Brent Family tree, constructed in 1904 by Arthur Brent.
Upon reading the document, I saw where William Brent had married Catherine Livingston, but no other family information. However, the interesting part was a comment that she was the grand daughter of a General Hull in Wellington’s army.
My next step was to research a General Hull that in that era, no such luck, the only General Hull of that time, was in the American army during the war of Independence, but he died without issue.
Searching through google and other documents, I came upon a General who was in fact with Wellington, during his campaigns, but not a General Hull, but a General Sir Evelyn Pierrepont [1665-1726], 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull, Arthur Brent had uncovered an important word.
General Pierrepont had one daughter, Anne Pierrepont [1719-1739] who married Alexander Livingston [1707-1766]. Anne died in childbirth, but her daughter Catherine survived.
With this discovery, I was able to then go on to expand my tree in the Livingston and Pierrepont families.
David Lowing
Family Research
27th March 2022
My next step was to research a General Hull that in that era, no such luck, the only General Hull of that time, was in the American army during the war of Independence, but he died without issue.
Searching through google and other documents, I came upon a General who was in fact with Wellington, during his campaigns, but not a General Hull, but a General Sir Evelyn Pierrepont [1665-1726], 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull, Arthur Brent had uncovered an important word.
General Pierrepont had one daughter, Anne Pierrepont [1719-1739] who married Alexander Livingston [1707-1766]. Anne died in childbirth, but her daughter Catherine survived.
With this discovery, I was able to then go on to expand my tree in the Livingston and Pierrepont families.
David Lowing
Family Research
27th March 2022
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